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United States v. McAtee

538 F. App’x 414 (2013)

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United States v. McAtee

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
538 F. App’x 414 (2013)

  • Written by Heather Whittemore, JD

Facts

On July 10, 2011, Karol Ray McAtee (defendant) drove a rental car to a United States border checkpoint. While McAtee was being questioned by a Border Patrol agent, a drug-detection dog detected drugs in the car. McAtee consented to an inspection of the car. An agent opened the car door and found a bag that contained methamphetamine. McAtee, who had previously been convicted of two drug offenses, was charged with felony simple possession of a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 844(a) for constructively possessing the methamphetamine in the rental car. A jury returned a guilty verdict against McAtee. McAtee appealed his conviction, arguing that there was insufficient evidence of his guilt.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)

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